Please Read to Understand:

This is BEFORE Kid took down the man who murdered his mother. I know that someone would've made a comment about it. xD

"Liz?"

Kid's voice cracks the silence, causing Liz to look up at the young boy. She smiles, wiping away her tears and asking, "Y-Yeah, Kid? What is it?"

Yawning, Kid sits up slowly and eyes Liz, asking suddenly, "Did you have a nightmare?"

Liz didn't respond at first, but after a while, she felt tears rush from her eyes. Standing up slowly, she rushed over to Kid and lay beside him, grasping onto his body tightly. She smothered her face into his chest and whispered, "I'm so sorry, Kid! I'm so sorry! I almost got you killed! I was such an idiot." She continued to sob as Kid lay on the bed, stroking her brunette locks slowly and quietly. He didn't speak, letting her speak of the nightmare she had just had.

When she had finished explaining her tears, Kid let out a soft sigh. "Liz, you don't have to worry about that. It was a while ago." He looked down at his older weapon, feeling a small smile crawl onto his lips. "Stop thinking about stupid things like that. It was in the past. Start thinking about now, Liz: the present."

Liz stayed silent for a few moments before looking up at Kid and asking, "Kid...we're not good enough for you, are we?" Laughing suddenly, Kid closed his eyes and replied, "You forget that I chose you both out of nowhere. I was offered weapon after weapon, but I chose you two. You've got to be good enough if Death the Kid chose you himself...right?"

Liz smiled slowly before placing her head back down and whispering, "Yeah...I guess you're right." She closed her eyes slowly and thought about what tomorrow would bring. Kid nodded as he murmured softly, "I'm glad I met you two when I did..." He trailed off as he slowly wandered back into his dream. Liz began to fall asleep herself and Patty giggled as she whispered, "We're a big, happy family." All three of them laughed slightly before allowing sleep to overtake them.

Awaking the next morning, Patty and Liz sat at the large table in the dining room. Yawning loudly, Liz muttered, "Man, I'm so tired." She rubbed her eyes as she began eating her food, hearing Patty sigh heavily. She looked over at the young blonde and watched her stare down her food, before cramming it into her mouth.

Kid sat across from them both, his head laying on the table and his eyes closed. "Dammit." He grumbled, putting a hand on his head. "I've never felt this tired before." Liz nodded as she began to eat again and replied, "I guess everyone had something on their minds last night." Sitting up slowly, Kid began to eat when suddenly, Patty slammed her fist onto the table. She gasped loudly as she shouted out, "Hey Liz, do you remember when we first saw Kid's extreme symmetry problem?"

Liz blinked as she replied, "You mean when we first saw him throw up blood?" Kid stared at Patty and mused, "That was a strange question to ask." "Well," She began saying with a wide grin and shining eyes. "it's my strongest memory of the first time we met and I cherish it dearly! Even the time when you got sick for the first time too!"

"I remember that! Kid thought he was dying or something!" Liz blurted out, the Thompson sisters laughing loudly as Kid sighed and muttered, "What a bunch of idiots." He began to eat his breakfast quietly as Patty mumbled, "We were on some really dangerous mission...I remember it like it was yesterday."

Patty Thompson's Strongest Memory!

OCD To the Extreme?

"This place is disgusting."

Death the Kid grumbled in annoyance as he wandered through the destroyed mansion that someone called home. He had a hand covering his nose and mouth as the Thompson sisters stood beside him, looking around. His eyes were watering as he stared at everything around him, the distorted paintings, the asymmetrical furniture, the shattered glass, and much more. If there were ever a time he would even dream of running away, now was the time.

"What did you expect Kid?" Liz asked suddenly, looking back at the straggling boy. "This place is ancient. I'm sure everything looked a lot better when people actually lived here." Patty nodded as she stated suddenly, "I think there was a rumor going around about some pretty creepy ghosts living here." She felt Liz rush behind her, holding onto her shoulders tightly as she whimpered, "Patty, that's not funny!" However, the blonde began to laugh crazily as the three of them continued to move.

Sighing in annoyance, Kid kept his eyes on the ground and thought about the rooms they were passing. Dammit. What the hell is that? It looks like something out of a horror movie. And that statue over there, what is that? Those two doors look like giant eyes, the carpet looks like the hide of a porcupine, and the windows look like giant daggers! Who in their right mind would let a house become this...disgusting?

"Kid, are you alright?" Patty asked suddenly, tilting her head to the side. "You look a little pale."

"He's always pale." Liz grumbled between gritted teeth, her body trembling as she clutched onto Patty.

"I'm fine, Patty." Kid replied, his eyes focused on the destruction surrounding him. He continued to wander through the home and he mumbled to himself, "This place is disgusting."

"You've already said that!" Liz stated loudly, keeping her eyes focused on the way they were walking. Patty had begun humming a song of some sort and marching through the hallway. The other two stayed quiet for a few moments, merely listening to the sounds surrounding them.

As they continued to walk, Kid realized that the mess was growing worse. Everywhere he looked, everything was asymmetrical. His breathing began to pick up as he felt light-headed. He watched as his vision began to blur as well and he tried to keep his focus, tried to keep calm. He didn't want to scare off the Thompson sisters already! He had finally convinced them to be his weapons! He couldn't just let them slip away!

Patty continued to march, cheering out, "Ghosts, ghosts, in the mansion! Gross, gross, all around us! La, la, lalalala!" She laughed loudly after her chanting and stopped moving when she heard something move up ahead. Blinking, she murmured, "Did you hear that, Liz? It was probably a ghost!" Liz peered over her shoulder and stated weakly, "N-No...I-I didn't hear a-anything." They slowly peered around the corner of the hallway and Patty cried out, "Look, there's the enemy!" Liz shrieked in fear, rushing after Patty down the hallway.

The enemy stared at Patty and quickly rushed off, panting heavily. When it turned to look back at Patty, it let loose a loud, girlish scream. Patty lunged for him, her face looking like a hungry lion, and tackled him to the floor. Sitting atop the large brute, she laughed hysterically and called out, "I win! GAME OVER, VILLIAN!" She continued to laugh, but was cut off when Liz asked, "Uhm...where did, Kid go?" Looking down the dark hallway, both of the sisters murmured, "Uh-oh..."

Kid felt his heart echoing in his ears, his rapid pants rushing from his lips, and his stomach tying itself into angry, tight knots. He stared at everything around him; headless statues, shattered windows, ripped up carpets, mismatching floorboards, furniture missing pieces to them, and even a few paintings that looked as though someone were drunk when creating them.

"Dammit." He growled, a hand on the wall to sturdy himself. He felt his mind racing to the many different "disgusting" things in the room as he tried to stop thinking about them. However, as he continued to think and stand in the room, he realized that he wouldn't be able to hide his disorder from the girls any longer.

Looking up slowly, he locked onto a painting and felt blood burst from his mouth. He continued to cough it up, trying his hardest not to focus on the room. His eyes were squeezed shut as he felt millions of thoughts racing through his head at an amazing speed. Leaning over slowly, he realized that he was beginning to puke up blood and wasn't sure how much longer he could remain conscious.

Stopping suddenly, he panted heavily and grabbed onto his stomach. He turned to look at the hallway, walking out of the room he had wandered into. Blood dripped off his chin as he called out weakly, "Patty! Liz!" He coughed harshly as he began to move, wandering down the hallway and taking a sharp left. Swallowing slightly, he noticed a strange man standing at the end of the hallway. Freezing suddenly, he tried to focus on his eyes as he asked, "Who are you?"

The man cackled before saying calmly, "My name is Toshiro. It's a pleasure to meet you, Grim Reaper." Smirking the best he could, Kid stared at the man. He realized how asymmetrical the man was and began thinking quickly, his mind racing with insults and imperfections. "Dammit." He cursed under his breath, jamming his eyes shut. He massaged his forehead before saying, "If I had my weapons, I'd defeat you. Unfortunately, I'm all alone right now." He turned on his heels and stated calmly, "Wait here so I can retrieve them."

The man twitched as he snapped, "W-Wait a minute! You stupid little brat! Get your ass back here so I can kill you and devour your soul! YOU CAN'T JUST EXPECT ME TO WAIT HERE FOR YOU!"

Stopping in his tracks, Kid glared at the man and snapped, "I said stay here. I don't have time to argue." Sighing in annoyance, he continued to walk, but was stopped when the man leapt in front of him, a blade pointed at his forehead. "Listen, kid. I came here to steal souls so that I could become a Kishin. I only need thirty more so I'm not about to let a soul like yours just walk off. Understand?"

Grimacing, Kid looked up at the man and replied, "I feel sorry for you." Blinking, the man muttered a soft, "What?" before his head was kicked into the wall. Blood began trickling down his face as Kid smiled from where he stood, looking up at none other than Patty Thompson.

"Hi, Kid!" Patty said happily, waving towards him and saying cheerfully,"We found you! I thought you were eaten alive by the ghosts wandering around here!"

"Patty knock it off!" Came the voice of Liz Thompson, appearing from behind Patty with a look of sheer horror on her face. "I'm telling you, that wasn't a shadow we saw earlier! This place has ghosts!"

Kid sighed softly as he turned to look at Toshiro, watching him totter to a standing position. He pointed the blade at Kid again and snapped, "Th-That was a cheap shot!" Shrugging, Kid grumbled, "There's no such thing as cheap shots, but there is such a thing as fast thinking. Apparently that doesn't apply to you."

Toshiro twitched with annoyance as he shouted, "WHAT THE HELL? YOU OBNOXIOUS LITTLE BRAT!" He lunged for Kid and Kid smiled as he murmured, "Let's go, girls." Nodding, the girls transformed into their weapon form and rested themselves in Kid's hands. The second Toshiro was mere inches away from Kid, he began to pull the triggers simutaneously. Toshiro instantly tried to dodge all of the shots, but found it hard to do with the way Kid was shooting. Grimacing angrily, he lifted his blade to block one of the attacks, however he found himself slamming through a wall and landing in another room.

Kid sighed heavily as he lowered his guns and walked towards Toshiro. He muttered quietly, "Let's hurry this up." Walking through the large hole the man had created, he felt his left eye twitch. "Oh, no..." He trailed off as he stared at a room full of asymmetrical items. His eyesight began to blur as he stared at every individual item and felt his body beginning to shake.

"Kid, are you alright?" Liz asked suddenly, Patty chiming in, "Don't worry! We can handle this guy!"

Toshiro stood up slowly and glared at Kid, snapping, "I hate stupid, obnoxious, little brats like you!" He raised his blade and was about to swing it towards Kid, but stopped when the "stupid, obnoxious, little brat" burst blood from his mouth. He fell onto his back and stared at the ceiling, blood oozing from his mouth.

Blinking in confusion, Toshiro muttered suddenly, "What the hell just happened?"

"Kid!" Liz and Patty yelled out, transforming back into their human forms. Liz instantly bent down beside him began trying to wake him, calling out with worry, "Kid! Kid, are you okay? Kid, answer me!" Patty stared at his face, poking him in the forehead in an effort to wake him. The blood was beginning to frighten her as she realized the large quantity of it. She swallowed and looked up at Liz, saying, "I didn't see him strike, Kid! I don't understand, Liz!"

Liz herself was beginning to grow frightened as she shook Kid. She felt tears well in her eyes as she stated, "Th-That's a lot of blood." Patty nodded as her eyes watered as well, whispering, "He can't die, Liz. W-We can't let him die!" They both wrapped their arms around Kid and began sobbing loudly, tears flowing towards the floor.

Toshiro, who had been watching the whole time, slowly moved towards the exit of the room. Rolling his eyes, he rushed off grumbling, "Bunch of freaks."

"I CAN'T BELIEVE WE KILLED HIM!" Liz shouted as she cried.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S DEAD, LIZ!" Patty chimed in, feeling despair and fright fill her body. "HE WAS FAMILY!" She continued to cry as she thought about what would happen now. Liz and Patty would be forced onto the streets with no one like Kid to care for them. Patty wouldn't have her favorite "snuggling buddy" and Liz wouldn't have her favorite "shopping buddy" anymore. If Kid were to die, they truly didn't know what they'd do with themselves.

"Stop crying. You let the enemy get away."

Stopping suddenly, the girls looked down at Kid who was staring at him with annoyed golden eyes. Liz and Patty both felt smiles warm their faces as they exclaimed, "YOU'RE ALIVE!"

Kid sighed heavily as he felt their hugs tighten around him and he grumbled, "Of course I'm alive." He felt htier hugs loosen before he said calmly, "Let me explain what all of that was. You're both aware of my OCD issues, correct? Everything has to be symmetrical or else, is what I always tell you two."

Nodding, Liz replied, "Yeah, we know about that." Patty added, "That's why your house is so perfect!" She giggled loudly before Kid continued, "Well, when things are asymmetrical, it screws with my head. Rather than having a panic attack of some kind, I vomit blood. After that, I pass out due to the blood loss and so on so forth. So, that's the reason why everything has to be symmetrical. If it isn't, then I might as well just be sleeping."

Liz twitched as she shouted suddenly, "YOU BROUGHT US TO A PLACE LIKE THIS WITHOUT EVEN WARNING US OF THIS? WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?" Patty fell onto her back, laughing loudly and clutching her stomach. She kicked her legs and arms out as she continued to laugh and Kid replied to Liz, "Well I didn't want you two finding out about it. But this," he looked around the room before quickly looking back at Liz and continuing, "this is just disgusting!"

Liz grumbled to herself angrily before she stood up and clutched the collar of Kid's shirt tightly. "Listen up, Kid!" She snapped, glaring into his eyes. "We don't have time to worry about your OCD issues! We let the enemy get away and it's YOUR FAULT! GAAAH! WHY DID I LET MYSELF GET TANGLED UP IN ALL OF THIS?" Looking over at Patty, she snapped, "Come on, Patty, let's go!" She began dragging Kid across the room as she left, Patty on her heels, and Kid screaming and yelling, tyring to escape her grasp.

Toshiro laughed loudly as he looked around the room he was in, souls bouncing around the room. "Finally!" He shouted happily. "I've found the treasure I was looking for!" Cackling wildly, he began to devour soul after soul, drool dripping off his chin. As he continued to eat, he felt more and more powerful, more monstrous. Laughing like a crazy person, he shoved another soul into his mouth and reached for another, but was stopped at the sound of a gun firing. Grimacing angrily, he turned around and growled, "You again."

Kid stood in the doorway of the room, his frown twitching, his golden orbs shaking, and his body trembling faintly. He murmured softly, "I won't allow you to get away with what you've done." Toshiro laughed crazily before asking, "What the hell is a brat like you gonna do about it? Huh?" Moving forward, Kid found himself tripping over his own two feet before he sturdied himself and continued to aim his weapons at the man. "I suggest that you just give up now."

"No way in hell!" Toshiro screamed lunging for Kid. Kid lifted his weapons to fire, shooting a barrage of bullets towards him. However, with the help of the souls he had just eaten, Toshiro was much faster. He made it to Kid in a matter of seconds and stabbed his blade into his stomach. Kid felt blood burst from his mouth as he coughed, wincing at the pain that coursed through his lower abdomen. He placed the barrel of his right gun on Toshiro's head and fired, sending the man reeling into a wall.

Tottering backwards slightly, Kid murmured, "Dammit. That was foolish..." He trailed off as he began firing once again but Toshiro emerged from the wall and rushed towards Kid. He was laughing loudly as he slammed his fist into Kid's face, sending him flying through a wall. Landing on his back, Kid groaned in pain, sitting up slowly and feeling blood trickle from his forehead. Toshiro was shaking and his eyes were dancing around the room. "This, this is fantastic!" He cheered happily, grabbing his head. "I feel so much faster and powerful! I, I can do anything! I can kill anyone that I want! HAHA! I CAN DO ANYTHING! HAHAHAHAHA!"

"Idiot." Kid growled, standing up on shaky legs and realizing that the room he was in was more asymmetrical than the other. He aimed his weapons towards Toshiro, hearing Patty state, "Kid, I think we should try it." Standing still and listening to Toshiro scream and laugh, Kid thought silently about what Patty had said. He debated on what to do. He was queasy, most likely on the verge of vomiting, his eyesight was blurry, his body was shaking, and Patty suggested that of all things. The one thing that Kid had been dreading the second he stepped inside the asymmetrical building.

"Soul Resonance." Liz whispered.

Kid swallowed at the thought. He wasn't sure if they were truly ready to unleash such a thing on the enemy standing before them. He wasn't sure if he could pull off such a thing in the state that he was in. He wasn't even sure if he could do it. The last couple of times that they had tried, they had failed miserably. The three of them had been able to link souls, but Kid could only keep the resonance going for so long. Eventually, fatigue posessed him and they weren't able to unleash their full attack. It always happened, each and every time they tried. So what made the Thompson sisters believe that they could pull it off now of all times?

"HEY YOU!" Toshiro screamed suddenly, wobbling like a drunk man. "I'M GONNA EAT YOUR SOUL! HAHAHAHAHA!" He lunged for Kid and Patty yelled out, "Kid, watch it!" Kid nodded before firing his guns rapidly and cringing at the sudden pain that filled his stomach once again. He smashed into a wall, feeling blood burst from his stomach and mouth. He coughed harshly as he watched Toshiro rush towards him once again, his fist raised and aiming for the same spot that his fist had hit before. Kid grimaced and hissed, "Bastard." He avoided his attack this time, but was alarmed to see that his blade lunged at his body. There was no time to avoid the attack as he thrust the blade into the left side of his chest. He felt it grow harder to breath as Toshiro giggled happily, removing the blade and striking him once again in the chest.

Coughing up blood, Kid jammed his eyes shut, feeling the blade enter and leave, enter and leave, repeatedly.

We should try Soul Resonance. Kid thought, finally moving away from the blade and wobbling forward. He placed a hand on his chest, hearing Toshiro laughing hysterically behind him. But this room is so asymmerical! I mean look at those paintings and that furniture! The chair itself looks like someone's foot with a toe infection or something! But that table looks like a dog and the hole in the wall looks like a mouth, while the floor looks like a giant hand, and the ceiling looks like someone was drunk when creating the pattern-GAAAAH! What the hell am I doing? Stop thinking about the room, dammit! Start thinking about the en-! His thoughts were cut off when a fist slammed into the back of his head, his forehead smashing against the brick wall in front of him. Blood oozed from his mouth, forehead, stomach, and chest. He heard Patty and Liz screaming for him to move as his body slowly began to slump to the floor.

Soul Resonance is a piece of cake. He thought suddenly, his head dropping to the floor. We can do it. I know we can. We can pull off the Death Cannon.

"Let's try it." Kid whispered suddenly, lifting himself up onto his hands and knees. He was trembling as he stared at the floor and began pointing out flaws. However, he jammed his eyes shut and muttered, "Soul Resonance."

A giggle was heard from Patty as she cried triumphantly, "ALRIGHT, FINALLY! SOUL RESONANCE!"

Liz smiled as she added in, "Let's do it!"

Kid stood up slowly and turned to face Toshiro who was staring at him with a wide, toothy grin. He wiped the blood from his forehead before resting his arms by his sides and smiling. "LET'S GO!" He began shouting, preparing himself for the attack he was about to perform. "SOUL RESONANCE!"

Toshiro titled his head to the side as he watched a bright blue light engulf Kid, encasing him in a large circle. He grumbled angrily, "Please. You can't hurt me. I have all the power I need to defeat you!" He began to laugh loudly as he dashed towards Kid.

Kid grimaced as he tried to focus, keeping his eyes glued to Toshiro and concentrating on what he was doing. He felt Liz and Patty trasnform into the Death Cannon form and the blue light disappeared. Bending down, he glared at Toshiro and snapped, "Execution mode ready. Prepare to die." Stopping suddenly, Toshiro murmured, "What the hell?" He took a few steps back and whispered, "What the hell is going on here?"

Liz's voice cut in suddenly, "Resonance stable. Noise at 0.3%."

Patty chimed in happily, "Black-needle wavelength fully charged!"

They both stated loudly, "Preparing to fire!"

"Three."

"Two!"

"One." Liz stated, a large smile on her face as she heard Patty add, "Firing now!"

Kid smirked as he slammed the two large Death Cannons together and hissed, "Death Cannon." He watched as Toshiro blurred in and out of focus before the weapons he held fired the massive shot. He felt his body skid back slightly as he watched the two bright lights fly towards Toshiro.

"WHAT THE HEEEEELL?" Toshiro screamed suddenly, his eyes going wide just as the blast slammed into him and a large explosion filled the small room. The dark cloud swarmed everyone in the room as Kid stood up on shaky legs and murmured, "That was almost too easy." He watched Liz and Patty trasnform back into their original forms before he felt blood burst from his mouth once again, his body toppling backwards.

Liz sighed heavily as she transformed into her human form and Patty did the same. She stared down at Kid and placed her hands on her hips, grumbling, "Man, what a freak." Patty giggled happily as she poked Kid's cheek and stated, "I think it's funny!" She began to giggle as Liz looked over at the enemy and placed a hand on her face, muttering, "What have we gotten ourselves into, Patty?"

Patty stood up, threw her arms into the air, and stated happily, "A whole word of fun!" She began to laugh loudly as Kid lay on the floor, twiching and drooling blood, while Liz glanced at Kid and shouted suddenly, "WHO THE HELL HAS OCD TO THE EXTREME LIKE THIS? IT'S CRAZY! AAAAGGGGGH! WHY AM I ALWAYS STUCK WITH FREAKS LIKE THIS?"